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Dressed in royal purple and gold, Adrian Kempe put on a royal display of his own. The 30-year-old forward collected his fifth career hat trick on Wednesday night, powering the Los Angeles Kings to a 7-2 rout of the division-rival San Jose Sharks before a raucous crowd at Crypto.com Arena.

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History repeated itself Saturday night in San Jose as the Kings rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to force overtime at SAP Center, but LA failed to secure two points in a back-and-forth battle, falling to the Sharks, 5-4.

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Montreal blew a 4-0 lead as Winnipeg snapped a nine-game skid, exposing the Canadiens&#039; shaky goaltending, weak defense and questions about its contender status.

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